Drescher, who now works for LifeLabs, said instinct took over when he came across the suspect running toward him on the sidewalk.

Drescher took him to the ground in the 1100-block of Cook St. Victoria police arrested the suspect who they call a “prolific offender.”

“We don’t ask much of our citizens but when they step up and act like this – when they see a crime in progress and do something to take the offender in custody – to keep people safe, we can’t ask any more than that,” said VicPD Chief Jamie Graham.

“I was in the right place at the right time and I hope that any capable person in that situation would do the same thing,” Drescher said.

“I love Victoria and what happened was out of the ordinary but instinct took over.”